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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



"Forage Crops." By Edward B. Voorhees, D.Sc. 8vo., 384 pp. 

 (Macmillan, New York and London.) 6s. Qd. net. 



An excellent book on the subject with which it deals, although the 

 English reader will regret that many of the plants treated of are not 

 those extensively grown here. Forage crops are not of great interest 

 to gardeners generally, but immensely so to those interested in green 

 manures as a means of supplementing dung where the amount is 

 inadequate. Still more interesting is the subject to those who have 

 to feed stock, whether as small holders or otherwise. To such we may 

 heartily recommend this work as probably the best one dealing with the 

 subject. 



It deals with all the cereals, and, of course, maize figures largely. 

 Field peas and vetches, and suitable combinations of these with other 

 plants, are dealt with very fully, and this section is the most valuable 

 part of the book. Various root crops are enlarged upon, and the book 

 also contains a useful chapter on composition, fertiliser, and coefficient 

 tables. There are many good plates, chiefly from photographs. 



